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We and are
We are thirsty and hungry ; ;
We are very proud of it ''.
As Madison commented to Jefferson in 1789, `` We are in a wilderness without a single footstep to guide us.
We began by declaring that all men are created equal.
We now practically read it, all men are created equal except Negroes.
We are desperately in the need of such invention, for man is still very much at the mercy of man.
We get some clue from a few remembrances of childhood and from the circumstance that we are probably not much more afraid of people now than man ever was.
We are not now afraid of atomic bombs in the same way that people once feared comets.
We are worried about what people may do with them -- that some crazy fool may `` push the button ''.
We have staved off a war and, since our behavior has involved all these elements, we can only keep adding to our ritual without daring to abandon any part of it, since we have not the slightest notion which parts are effective.
We are forced, in our behavior towards others, to adopt empirically successful patterns in toto because we have such a minimal understanding of their essential elements.
We are already committed to establishing man's supremacy over nature and everywhere on earth, not merely in the limited social-political-economical context we are fond of today.
We are tempted to blame others for our problems rather than look them straight in the face and realize they are of our own making and possible of solution only by ourselves with the help of desperately needed, enlightened, competent leaders.
We are reminded, however, that freedom of thought and discussion, the unfettered exchange of ideas, is basic under our form of government.
We are also struck by the fact that this story of a boy's love for his mother does not offend, while the incestuous love of the man, Paul Morel, sometimes repels.
We have so completely entered the child's fantasy that his illness and his death are the plausible and the necessary conclusion.
We feel uncomfortable at being bossed by a corporation or a union or a television set, but until we have some knowledge about these phenomena and what they are doing to us, we can hardly learn to control them.
We and our friends are, of course, concerned with self-defense.
`` We were requested by the Secretary General, as I understand it, to discuss with you such matters as appear to us to be relevant, and we are not of course either a formal group or a committee in the sense of being guided by any rules or regulations of the Secretariat.
`` We are ready for your next mysterious assignment '', said Mr. Baer to the Hetman.
We are learning how to do these things in some of the vast organized structures of modern society ; ;
We are all, though many of us are snobbish enough to wish to deny it, in far closer sympathy with the art of the music-hall and picture-palace than with Chaucer and Cimabue, or even Shakespeare and Titian.

We and convinced
We are quite convinced that one of the main hopes for the future depends upon the informal contacts and exchanges of ideas between individuals.
We are convinced that our own philosophy and ideals will reverberate in the spirit of these children who racially belong to us.
As one put it: " We were convinced that we would get the world's greatest architect putting his best foot forward.
Other officers complained about the way in which Raeder sought to re-write history in the Official History in way that gloried Tirpitz with no regard to what actually happened with Admiral Assemann of the Historical Branch complaining to Raeder: " I am convinced that it makes no difference to you Herr Admiral, what we write ... We must only write in such a way that you have peace with the old admirals ".
We are convinced that the religious bureaucracy in this country is racist, is an accomplice in this war, and is hostile to the poor.
Despite The Times declaring, " We can remember no better Petruchio ", the opportunity of working again with David Lean, in The Passionate Friends ( 1949 ), drew Howard back to film and, although he had a solid reputation as a theatre actor, his dislike of long runs, and the attractions of travel afforded by film, convinced him to concentrate on cinema from this point.
" We are convinced that the great writers have told their own story in their works ", wrote Chateaubriand in Génie du christianisme, " one only truly describes one's own heart by attributing it to another, and the greater part of genius is composed of memories.
The Allied Commander in the Balkans, the French Marshal Louis Franchet d ' Esperey wrote to Marshal Ferdinand Foch on 21 July 1919: " We are convinced that the Hungarian offensive will collapse of its own accord ...
We couldn ’ t really believe they would support Boggs, but several Democratic organizations did come out for Wallace and Boggs, and he received just enough Wallace votes to give him the election .” Republican officials seemed convinced that fraudulent votes in some Orleans Parish precincts benefited Boggs and that Treen may have actually won the election.
" We are of those who are convinced that the ultimate solution of this social question is bound to be discovered in the person and life of Christ.
Judging others by themselves, the English, who are blinded by their loyalty, have always thought that the Germans did not abide by their pledges inscribed in the Versailles Treaty because they had not frankly agreed to them ... We, on the contrary, believe that if Germany, far from making the slightest effort to carry out the treaty of peace, has always tried to escape her obligations, it is because until now she has not been convinced of her defeat ... We are also certain that Germany, as a nation, resigns herself to keep her pledged word only under the impact of necessity.
" We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
We shall defeat him with the ballot boxes (..) We are convinced that the town is going to stop Pinochet with the ballot boxes.
In 1939, all Polish students were expelled and an official university declaration stated, " We are deeply convinced that Polish foot will never cross the threshold of this German university ".
We are convinced that it will address Ontario's and every region's concerns.
: We were all convinced we were doing the right thing dans le vrai and we were certain we were a step ahead of the rest so far as what we were doing to prepare for competition.
" We were convinced that by engaging in United Front activities, we, who were opposed to Communist aims, would soon become witting or unwitting parties to the furtherance of those ams and to the destruction of democracy.
We have striven and have spared no effort to arrive at the truth, and we hope that all persons of good will who will examine the issue without prejudice will be convinced that the inquiry was conducted without any bias.
According to the then-CEO Chew Choon Seng of Singapore Airlines,We are not convinced about the additional expenditure that would be needed to renew the freighter fleet with 747-8 freighters, when the tradeoffs in terms of operating efficiency is rather marginal, in our view.
" We are convinced that the resolution further strengthens the essential coordinating role of the United Nations in the international campaign against the terrorist threat ," he said.
Following the trial, jury foreman Mark Kristoff stated, " We were convinced that, yes, there was a meeting, and he was there and the other people listed in the indictment were there ....

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